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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. R24-39BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, Section 1: Approval. The Agreement for Provision of Fire Services for the Laurel Airport Authority, by and between the City of Laurel and the Laurel Airport Authority (hereinafter "the Agreement for Provision of Fire Services"), a copy attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved. Section 2: Execution. The Mayor is hereby given authority to execute the Agreement for Provision of Fire Services for the Laurel Airport Authority on behalf of the City. Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 14"' day of May 2024, by Council Member Wilke. PASSED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel the 141' day of May 2024. APPROVED by the Mayor the 14t" day of May 2024. ATTEST: 4 S Oer, Clerk -Treasurer CITY OF LAUREL Dave Waggoner, Ma'y6r R24-39 Approve Agreement for Provision of Fire Services for Laurel Airport Authority Michele L. Braukmann, Civil City Attorney R24-39 Approve Agreement for Provision of Fire Services for Laurel Airport Authority ZD Dear Laurel Airport Authority Chairperson, The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department and the City of Laurel have discussed the upcoming Fire District contracts and other services for the Rural Fire Districts and Fire Service Areas. We would like to continue to offer you a contract for 2024-25. There was a 25% increase in the contract amount last year (2023-24). This year, however, we are pleased to maintain and provide our highly effective fire services to you at 0% increase, thereby maintaining the annual payment at the current level. The proposed payment would be as follows: Enclosed, Lasi — Increase/ Last Annual YContract ear Contract %+J- Decrease Contract ( Payment �- 2024-2025 $6,620.68 _ -- _._-_- x 0 1 -_-- _ _ _ ___$0 00 + __-_ $6,620 68 . _ -- __ __. $6,620 68 _ .-_ _ __ _._. _ _ _-- __ 1--------1---- Enclosed, you will find the contract for the next year of service. If your Board of Directors accepts this contract amount, please sign and return to the following by April 30, 2024: Brittney Harakal Council Administrative Assistant, PO Box 10 Laurel, MT 59044 The City of Laurel and the Laurel Fire Department are requesting that the new contracts be finalized and ready, to be presented to the City of Laurel Council before the end of the fiscal year. If you feel that the new rate is unjust and would like to meet with myself or the City of Laurel Mayor, please contact me and arrange a date and time at your convenience to meet. Thank you for your support. If there is anything we can do to help support the Fire District of Laurel Airport Authority, please don't hesitate to call us. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. J W Hopper Fire Chief, Laurel Fire Department Iwhopper@laurel.mt.gov 406-628-4911 * O THE LAUREL THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this I" day of July, 2424, by and between the City of Laurel, Montana, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "the City") and the Laurel Airport Authority (hereinafter "the Laurel Airport Authority"). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the City maintains the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department (hereinafter "the LVFD") and is willing to provide fire protection, prevention, and investigation services to properties within the Laurel Airport Authority at the same level as such services are provided to properties within the limits of the City, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter provided; WHEREAS, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, is the Laurel Airport Authority boundary description and map; WHEREAS, the Laurel Airport Authority desires to obtain the said fire services from the City by entering into a contract with the City for such services. NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: SF.R VTC"FS The City will furnish the following services to properties and residents within the Laurel Airport Authority at the same level as such services are provided to properties and residents within the limits of the Fire Districts served by the City: a. fire protection and suppression; b. fire prevention; and C. fire investigations. The City further agrees to provide grassland, rangeland, and timberland fire protection services to properties located within the Laurel Airport Authority, at the same level as such services are provided to properties and residents within the limits of the Fire Districts served by the City. It is mutually covenanted, agreed, and understood that the amount of equipment, the type of equipment, the number of personnel dispatched, the manner of fighting the fire or explosion, etc., shall be in the sole discretion of the City and its personnel. It is further mutually covenanted, agreed, and understood that, in the event fire, explosion, or emergency calls shall occur simultaneously in the Laurel Airport Authority and within the City's municipal boundaries, the City shall have priority in using its equipment and manpower to protect the City property first, and that protection of City inhabitants and property shall have preference and priority over any call or demand of the Laurel Airport Authority. It is further mutually covenanted, agreed, and understood that the Chief of the LVED shall conduct the investigation of all fires and/or explosions within the organized fire district and be independently responsible for determining the cause, origin, and circumstances of the same. The Laurel Airport Authority agrees to cooperate with the City and the LVFD in the inspection of the property to be protected and to cooperate in reducing fire risks as may be suggested from time to time by LVFD personnel and/or the City and/or State Fire Inspector. 2. SERVICE AREA Fire services will be provided to all properties located within the boundaries of the Laurel Airport Authority as specified in the Agreement, and as amended from time to time by agreement of the parties. Any enlargement of the Laurel Airport Authority will not receive fire service unless approved in writing by the City. The hydrants and water system used for fire suppression by the City will be the sole responsibility for maintenance, care, and upkeep of the Laurel Airport Authority. EFFECTIVE This Agreement shall be effective on July 1, 2024, and shall terminate on June 30, 2025, subject to the provisions of Section 4. 4. RENEWAL AND EXTENSION This Agreement may be renewed, with the terms and conditions of the renewal Agreement to be as mutually agreed upon by the parties or, prior to expiration, this agreement may be extended for one or more thirty -day period(s) to provide the parties the opportunity to negotiate a new agreement. The parties may extend the agreement in writing, accepted, and signed by both the City's Mayor and an authorized official/agent of the Laurel Airport Authority. 5. CHARGES AND PAYMENTS The fees for providing services for this Agreement shall be: July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025: $6,620.68 One-half of the said fees shall be paid on or before December 31, 2024. The remaining one-half shall be paid on or before June 30, 2025. 6. ANNUAL REPORT The City will furnish an annual written report to the Laurel Airport Authority, which will include the number and type of incidents responded to within the Laurel Airport Authority by City personnel. 2 7. MODIFICATION This Agreement cannot be modified or amended except in writing executed by the parties. 1191ifnanw o Termination of this Agreement occurs either 1) upon mutual agreement of the parties or 2) upon the termination date contemplated herein. If either party wishes to terminate this Agreement before the termination date, such party shall give written notice to the other party to respond, with the other party's consent or objection, no less than thirty (30) days before the proposed termination. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written. CITY OF LAUREL 8 " N" Dave Waggoner, Mayor ATT ST: 1 Str le-rk-Treasurer By U � v 0 t ce S NI WHollV LU e Li ,` v 9) is tai LM 0 i .r t t. CL ' LM,,. ®amol CL saw t lz c 8